Back Elsie Gabriel National Coordinator Ocean Conservation Elsie has been awarded the UNESCO Green Citizen-Ocean Literacy. She is the Founder President Young Environmentalists Programme with focus on youth climate and ocean education programs with focus on Lakshadweep Islands and Mumbai city institutions, while mentoring young adults in Assam,Andaman’s, Sri Lanka, RAWA Malaysia and Maldives. Ambassador for India Ocean Quest Co Founder Ocean School Professional Association of Diving Instructors-Advance Diver Director-Poseidon Handicap Scuba ADEX Speaker Elsie was invited to the plenary session at UN Ocean Conference Portugal as Speaker where she enforced ocean literacy as the key to ocean conservation and climate mitigation. Presently researching on fisherwomen and indigenous women, surfers/Divers as Agents of Change in the ocean education context. As a Diver her research has taken her to oceans in Galapagos, Philippines, Mexico, Bahamas and Jamaica, Mexico, Lakshadweep, Havelock, Australia, Thailand, Grand Cayman. Awarded Golden Award recognition by Maldives Tourism Ministry for launching Accessible Sustainable Tourism with focus on climate justice. She is also the recipient of the Mayors Award Mumbai for Limnology-Powai Lake conservation and recycling of water hyacinths into Eco bricks. Harvard University Senior Professional Management . Masters Mass Communication and Social Work. PG in Island Development and Biodiversity. Cohort Member Women Climate Collective Member Climate4Women Member Mumbai Climate Action Project Ambassador for Peace-Workhardt India Author of Book-Get Out Get Going Outdoors launched by the Governor and Mayor of Mumbai ,which aims at promoting wilderness outdoors education and digital detox. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link

Back Vikrant Srivastava National Coordinator International Cooperation/COP He is a multidisciplinary climate action professional with years of experience, specializing in impact investing and intergovernmental processes to foster climate adaptation solutions, youth leadership, and policy governance within the UN system and civil society. He effectively integrates gender equality, Indigenous rights, and youth perspectives into global climate initiatives. As the Co-founder of Lead4Earth and an active participant in the UN process, Vikrant has significantly enhanced network reach and influenced policy across Asia-Pacific countries. His leadership has been pivotal in securing substantial funding for grassroots projects, directly benefiting over 50,000 individuals and mobilizing $300,000 USD. Vikrant's work has earned him the National Young Achiever's Award and a Gold Medal at the Global Sustainable Futures Network. He closely follows the Rio Conventions and serves as an advisor to the World Food Forum. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link

Back Prajun Chapagain National Coordinator With a Master's in Environmental Management and prior experience as a research assistant, I'm positioned to contribute significantly to disaster risk reduction. My expertise lies in assessing environmental vulnerabilities, engaging communities, and developing evidence-based policies. Through research, I've honed skills in data analysis and trend identification, crucial for identifying at-risk areas and devising mitigation strategies. Moreover, my adept interpersonal communication allows me to effectively engage with communities, fostering collaboration and empowering them in disaster preparedness efforts. I bring a proactive approach to capacity building, where I aim to share knowledge and empower stakeholders in disaster-prone regions. By facilitating training programs and workshops, I can enhance skills in preparedness, response, and recovery, thus bolstering community resilience. Ultimately, I'm committed to leveraging my education, research background, and passion for environmental solutions to contribute to innovative strategies that mitigate risks and build resilience against climate-related disasters. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link

Back Fawzia Tarannum National Coordinator Water Conservation Ms. Fawzia is the Programme Coordinator in the Coca-Cola Department of Regional Water Studies at the TERI School of Advanced Studies. She is an interdisciplinary water professional with 20+ years of experience in project management, teaching and training. She is an Electrical Engineer with Diploma in Management and her PhD is in Participatory Water Management. She was also awarded the Fulbright Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship by the US State Department. She has also done short assignment on professional affiliation in Water and Ocean Governance Department at UNDP in New York City. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link

Back G. Krishnakumar National Coordinator Just Transition He is an electrical engineer by education from NIT Calicut, having more than four decades of experience in industries, customer service and non-profit management. He got certified as energy auditor in 2006 & completed certifications in energy management and environment management systems, which introduced him to climate science. In 2015 he became a Climate Reality Leader at New Delhi. This training and exposure helped him to effectively organize many state, national and international workshops to disseminate sustainable energy related topics to different categories of audience – professionals, students , industry personnel and so on. In different capacities in Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM), he is instrumental in organizing international workshops in ‘hands on training in energy audit ‘ at JNPT, Mumbai in 2011 and another one on ‘"Evolving Energy Models in Emerging Economies-Post COP21’ at Ahmedabad in 2016. Both these events attracted international participation from about two dozen countries. Presently as General Secretary of SEEM, he have embarked on an ambitious project – ‘Decarbonization India Alliance (DIA) to accelerate India’s progress towards Net Zero goal of 2070.This envisages to bring on one platform, organizations which are required to reduce carbon emissions and those organizations and individuals who can facilitate emission reduction. This will catalyze the process of decarbonization to the benefit of all stakeholders, the Nation and the Planet. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link

Back Muntasir Mamun National Coordinator Muntasir Mamun is an engineer turned social entrepreneur and adventurer. Muntasir is the Country Coordinator for The Ocean Conservancy, US, and the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival World Tour, Canada. He also coordinates Kewkradong Bangladesh (www.kewkradong.com), an organization that runs advanced environmental protection projects in the oceans around Bangladesh. These projects focus on surveying and cleaning up marine debris while raising public awareness of its environmental impact. Muntasir has been involved in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-led research program on Dhaka’s traffic congestion and successfully implemented a pilot project for a digital bus system in Dhaka for the Prime Minister’s Office of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He participated in CSIRO's (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, an Australian government agency for scientific research) “Plastic Leakage to Ocean” project and partnered with OSEAN (Our Sea of East Asia Network, based in South Korea). He is also a member of the Asia-Pacific Civil Forum on Marine Litter (APML). Muntasir trained at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in India, completing both Basic and Advanced Mountaineering courses. He participated in four mountaineering expeditions in India, including the first Bangladeshi-India joint international mountaineering expedition for peace. Additionally, he has bicycled more than 40,000 km across 14 countries, including the USA, Canada, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Rwanda, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and France. He is the published author of three books on adventure travel and has organized six national and international photography exhibitions. He regularly writes about microplastics, plastic pollution, and environmental issues. Muntasir has received numerous awards and recognitions, including The British Council's International Climate Champion and The World Bank's Connect4Climate award. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link

Back Shooha Tabil National Coordinator Shooha Tabil is a Climate Reality Project Leader, trained at Manilla, Philippines in 2016. Currently she is doing policy advocacy on renewable energy transition in Bangladesh. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link

Back Md. Shakhawat Chowdhury National Coordinator Md. Shakhawat Chowdhury is a veteran activist with over 17 years of experience in environmental protection, research programs and policy advising. His major area of expertise includes communication with class stakeholders, partnering with peer organizations, catering common interests and swiftly executing project objectives. He made notable contribution in base line data collection and supporting paramount scientific researches on micro plastic and marine debris in past decades. He partnered with Climate Reality during March 2016 and passionately facilitating CR movement in Bangladesh and neighboring region since then. Mr. Chowdhury is a lawyer by profession and tenured at an international law firm mostly advising and assisting cross border transactions and investments, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and revenue, compliance and managements, managing energy and resources, power generation and supply businesses. He complements Environmental, Social and Governance - ESG in his own work and promotes among other legal practitioners. He was taught Environmental and Climate Change Laws at University of Cardiff. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link

Winners of Youth for Earth 2019 1st Winner Team - Our Common Future 10 Students of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat restored a stream called Bhukhi nallah which flows through the centre of University covering 1.8 km distance. The students firstly did a quality assessment of the water and then with the help of volunteers removed the waste from and around the stream. This waste was then used for vermicomposting, upcycled and rest was sent to be gasified. They also organised community-based awareness programs, cleanliness and greening drives resulting in a clean and biodiversity rich stream. 2nd Winner Team - Stercus 04 students of Infant Jesus, MHS School Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu developed a cost-effective food composter called STERCUS, using which food waste can be processed and converted into compost. They took the help of a welder to convert a metal drum into a composter. They also spread awareness amongst the students to reduce the food wastage. Now, with the help of their composter, STERCUS they are able to convert 250 kg of food waste into compost every month. 3rd Winner Team - LSPS Eco Freak 09 Students of Lakshmipat Singhania School, Odisha created a foot operated hand sanitizer dispenser for the small businessmen of their city so that customers can take the services without worrying during the COVID times and these small businessmen do not have to experience loss. The students created these dispensers with the waste products easily available in our houses like plastic bottle, pipe/wooden stick, and cotton/jute rope. 1st Runner-Up Team - Earth Warrior 07 Students of Ramjas School, RK Puram took it upon themselves to do something about the poor quality of air. They did street plays, dance performers and organised a rally in their community to spread awareness about clean air. They also organised an interactive session with the drivers to discuss idling of the vehicles which causes pollution. They joined hands with organisations to get air quality sensors installed in their school. 2nd Runner-Up Team - Waste Troopers 09 Students of KIIT University, Bhubaneswar took a project on reducing the wastage of papers. They collected more than 300 used notebooks after the end of the term and segregated the used and unused pages. Then the segregated pages were sent for recycling and with the unused pages the students created 200 notebooks which were distributed amongst the under privileged children. Go Back

Water Conservation Water is life. We have been listening to this phrase since time immemorial, but do we realize its importance for our sustenance. India along with some other nations is going through an unprecedented water crisis. There are many factors that have led to this water crisis in our country, the major being the impacts of climate change. Due to climate change we are experiencing erratic rainfalls, cloud bursts, the number of rain days are decreasing, the droughts are drier and draining rivers, aquifers, and reservoirs. In urban as well as rural landscapes, catchment areas are decreasing with large-scale wetland degradation and poor water management. Climate Reality Is Working Intensively On Programs Like Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Systems as Well As Offline / Online Workshops To Create Local Water Warriors.. Success Stories Rain Water Harvesting Project At Ambegaon, Pune The Climate Reality Project - India under the able guidance of our National Coordinator for Water conservation, Col. Shashikant Dalvi (Retd.) launched the Rain Water Harvesting project in 04 districts of Pune namely, Karegaon, Bhavadi, Kurwandi and Thugaon falling under Ambegaon Taluk. With the kind support from ICICI, MAPS, these districts started their journey from being water starved to water sufficient areas. Read Full Story Rain water Harvesting Project at Kamkheda Village, Beed District Beed is one of the worst drought hit districts of the Marathwada region in Maharashtra. The rainfall pattern here is uneven. The region also saw the effects of el-nino phenomenon from 2010-2017. Tens of thousands of Beed residents have no choice but to struggle hard to source the basic necessity – water. With the help of our National Coordinator for Water Conservation, Retd. Col. Shashikant Dalvi, the pilot project to make Beed district water sufficient, was started. A number of awareness programs were conducted on rain water harvesting for the villagers and members of Gram Panchayat of Kaamkheda village in Beed. In April 2018, it was decided to start the implementation of the program in the village. The project was also supported by MAPS Industries (I) Pvt. Ltd. Pune. The project has shown good results and we believe that soon the district will become water- tanker free. The state government is also replicating this project in other Talukas. Read Full Story Read Full Report on our Water Conservation Initiatives Bachega Jal, Banega Kal - Mission Pani We are already facing a water crisis, and climate change is making it worse. With ever-increasing water demand coupled with unpredictable weather conditions, frequent flooding, severe droughts, heatwaves and water tables going down, climate change impacts our water. It will hit hard on water availability for human use. Water conservation and its management play an essential role to fight climate crises. With the current crisis, significance of water conservation becomes even more important. As we are all aware, hygiene is fundamental to our fight against the current pandemic whether it’s washing hands, sanitization or wearing a mask. So, come forward and do your bit, conserve water, practice safety and hygiene and help fight in this war against the pandemic. Taking a step towards solving the water crisis, we support MISSION PANI, an initiative towards saving water and sustaining it for the generations to come. Let’s save more water together. Learn More Take Water Action, Fight the Climate Crisis.' Gallery

SPEAKERS AGENDA FAQs TURN CLIMATE AMBITION INTO ACTION JOIN THE REALITY TOUR: CLIMATE REALITY TRAINING IN NEW DELHI! The Climate Reality Project is bringing the Reality Tour to New Delhi, India, this April. This will be a one-day training with in-person workshops and presentations, and you’ll hear virtually from former US Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore on our progress since the Paris Agreement, the vital work ahead to phase out fossil fuels and accelerate energy transition, and learn how you too can push for ambitious action for climate change. New Delhi, India training will be a part of year-long journey of climate trainings under the Reality Tour which will be kicking off with a two and a half day training on March 28 in Paris where the world committed towards climate action a decade ago. Learn more about the Paris Training Join a growing community of climate leaders and changemakers dedicated to turning the tide on the climate crisis. Together, we can transform ambition into reality. WHY ATTEND THE TRAINING? COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE Hear directly from former US Vice President Al Gore on climate impacts and solutions around the world and learn how you too can effectively advocate for change. COMPELLING CONTENT Learn from leaders in the field, participate in capacity and skill-building workshops, and discover how you can drive real progress. COMMUNITY BUILDING Engage with fellow climate advocates during networking sessions, group discussions, and receptions – and then join other trained leaders to make change in your community through the Climate Reality’s international branch network. DOWNLOAD AGENDA WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM THE TRAINING? In-depth understanding of the climate crisis and current solutions. Tools for strengthening climate communications, building intersectional coalitions, and more. Connection to a global community of leaders calling for change. Strategic action opportunities through Climate Reality’s global campaigns and branches. A deeper understanding of the COP process and how to effectively push for ambitious action from government leaders. WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE TRAINING? Grassroots advocates seek to deepen their understanding of the COP process, enhance campaign skills, and expand their network, along with sustainability entrepreneurs driving innovative climate solutions. Young people and students interested in joining the movement, taking their current efforts to the next level, or developing new advocacy skills. Educators play a pivotal role in creating a multiplier effect, schools laying early foundation for green skills and climate advocacy, ultimately leading to better understanding and adoption of Green Jobs at higher education level. Industrial associations, EV market leaders, VC fund investors and other stakeholders that drive climate solutions while ensuring a Just Transition. Government officials, civil servants, and institutional representatives eager to drive a just transition in their work and advance solutions in their communities. Individuals from impacted communities and all those compelled to fight for socially just climate solutions. FAQs HOW DO I APPLY TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS TRAINING? The application to attend the training and become a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps is now open. Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis. If you are accepted to attend the training, you will r eceive more information via email to confirm your spot. HOW MUCH DOES A TRAINING COST? ARE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR THIS TRAINING? VIEW MORE

Back Pradeep Karuturi National Coordinator E Mobility With over a decade of experience in public policy, Pradeep has extensively worked on climate change-related issues, including sustainable mobility, Indigenous community welfare, and disaster relief management. His journey has taken him across various organizations in India and internationally, honing his expertise in these critical areas. In his full-time role, he leads policy advocacy in India, promoting sustainable mobility in cities through electric vehicles with the policy research think tank OMI Foundation. Additionally, Pradeep is a Global Shaper Alumni, an initiative by the World Economic Forum, and has undergone training in the Climate Reality Leadership Program. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Environment Management and Law from the National Law University of Delhi. He has also been selected for the Global Solvers Accelerator Program by the Melton Foundation for the 2024 cohort. Share Profile Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link